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VIDEO: Jimmy Carter's Guinea Worm Press Conference
Virtual Media Roundtable – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Releases Guinea Worm Case Numbers for 2012The online press conference featuring Sudan Tribune's Julius Uma from Juba.Carter Centre Press...
View ArticleKhartoum continues remorseless attempts to ethnically cleanse Southern...
PRESS RELEASE. HART Visit to Blue Nile, Nuba Mountains (Southern Kordofan) and South SudanJanuary 4-18th 2013Khartoum continues remorseless attempts to ethnically cleanse Southern Kordofan (Nuba...
View ArticleHuman Security in Darfur, Year's End 2012: North Darfur
Human Security in Darfur, Year's End 2012: North Darfur An assessment of the most violent region of Darfur since July 2012 (Part 3 of 3), including the grim first weeks of 2013Eric Reeves, 17 January...
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South Sudan started the withdrawal of its troops for the establishment of a...
The Republic of South Sudan 16 January 2013Press ReleaseSouth Sudan started the withdrawal of its troops for the establishment of a demilitarized border zone between South Sudan and SudanIn compliance...
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Indian peacekeepers treat sick animals in Jonglei
January 16, 2013 (BOR) - Indian peacekeepers in Jonglei state are now actively involved in treating sick domestic animals in the state, UN officials said on Monday.Vet. doctor, Shiba Kumar Mishra,...
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Eritrea govt, Canadian firm used forced labour to construct a gold mine
By Tesfa-Alem TekleJanuary 18, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – A Canadian mining company has failed to stop serious human rights abuses against Eritrean employees working at a gold-mining exploitation project, a...
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Opposition parties to continue dialogue with rebels over ways to topple...
January 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese opposition coalition has decided to continue dialogue with the rebel alliance on a common vision that leads to overthrow the regime of President Omer...
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South Sudan envoy Amum visits West Africa ahead of Abyei vote at the AU
January 17, 2013 (WAU) - A South Sudanese Presidential Special envoy met with the Nigerian President on Wednesday as South Sudan continues its diplomatic efforts to persuade African nations to vote in...
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Jonglei's Pochalla county fears “influx of rebels”
January 17, 2012 (JUBA) – Jonglei state's Pochalla county commissioner says suspected militia from the neighbouring Pibor county are migrating to the area where they have “sandwiched” themselves among...
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SPLM youth leader released from detention in N. Bahr el Ghazal
January 16, 2013 (WAU) - Police authorities in South Sudan's Northern Bahr el Ghazal have released the leader of the state's youth wing of south-ruling party after detaining him from Sunday 13 January,...
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Guinea Worm: S. Sudan world's most affected, says Carter Center
By Julius N. UmaJanuary 17, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan remains the most Guinea Worm affected country in the world, with 521 cases out of the 542 reported worldwide last year, the Carter Center said on...
View ArticleUmma party poses conditions for national dialogue with government
January 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Umma National Party (UNP) led by former Prime Minister, Sadiq Al-Mahdi, said accepting a call launched by the Sudanese First Vice-President to engage in a national but...
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U.S. denies Sudan accusations of backing New Dawn charter
January 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The United States issued a statement on Thursday dismissing accusations made by the Sudanese government that Washington stood behind the "New Dawn" charter signed by...
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Chaos on Khartoum airport tarmac as Sudanese singer's body arrives home
January 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese authorities briefly suspended landing and takeoff at Khartoum International Airport on Thursday following a breach of the tarmac by mourners of singer Mahmoud...
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Repression still stalks Sudanese activists who sought safety in Egypt
Amnesty International 18 January 2013Faced with persecution and an increasingly dangerous climate in Sudan in recent years, a number of Sudanese activists have fled to the Egyptian capital Cairo,...
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Lakes state: Revenge clashes leave 25 dead and 30 wounded
January 18, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Fighting in Lakes State's Rumbek Central County has left 25 people dead and 30 people with gunshot wounds, in clashes on Friday that began earlier this week over grazing...
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Ethiopian Airlines grounds Boeing 787s amid safety fears
By Tesfa Alem-TekleJanuary18, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopian Airlines said on Friday that it had grounded its Boeing 787 Dreamliners after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a safety...
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N. Bahr el Ghazal denies arresting SPLM youth leader over "14 mile" controversy
January 18, 2013 (WAU) - Authorities in South Sudan's Northern Bahr el Ghazal on Friday denied reports linking the arrest of a local youth leader to his opposition to a border area being included in a...
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South Sudan starts withdrawing troops from border zone with Sudan
January 19, 2013 (WAU) - South Sudan has started withdrawing its troops from the border with Sudan, according to senior government officials, to allow a buffer zone to be created between the two...
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South Sudan's annual inflation now at 25%
By Julius N. UmaJanuary 18, 2012 (JUBA) South Sudan's inflation fell to just 25% last month compared to the 41%, registered in the month of November 2012, the country's National Bureau of Statistic...
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